Steelhead still exists in pockets on the Muskegon. Drop backs are found in and around spawning Red Tail Suckers. It’s that time a year again where the transition from thermal winter wear and waders are traded up for shorts and sandals. Steelhead rods start to take a back seat to streamer tip and dry fly trout… Continue Reading
Nice to finally get a chance to fish for a couple hours with long time Fly Fire client; Bert from Rodney, MI. Bert with 2014 mid May Chrome! 2014 mid May Steel! I forgot how much fun it is to fight these mighty Muskegon River Steelhead! Bert with a hard fighting buck. The middle of May… Continue Reading
Meet George and his nephew (a.k.a….”the Chromer”) Alex from Chicago with his newly found passion for steelhead fishing. Here’s Alex “The Chromer” with a picture perfect pre-spawn hen brought in from the recent push of water. Here’s George with a hard fighting buck. Here’s “The Chromer” with another nice steelhead. George with another nice buck.… Continue Reading
Kate & Roger spent the day taking in all the Muskegon river has to offer including some great steelhead fishing! Here’s Kate holding her first ever steelhead, a really nice spring hen. Roger with a hard fighting buck. Roger with a really nice pre-spawn hen. Water levels remain around the 4,000 cfs mark with stain. Water… Continue Reading
The Muskegon remains around 4200 cfs with the stain starting to clear. Good numbers of steelhead exist throughout the river system along with other options of very nice brown & rainbow trout. Jeff with one of several nice steelhead. Robert with a nice drop back hen. Jeff with a really nice pre-spawn hen. Robert with… Continue Reading
Here’s George & his son George Jr. from Chicago who had a great day on the Muskegon river fly fishing for steelhead. Here’s some of the best of their day. George Sr. & Jr. with a really nice buck. George Sr. with another really nice steelhead. George Jr. with a really nice color steelhead.… Continue Reading
Please meet Dave Holzewitz, long time Fly Fire client who I consider a good friend holding his blessing for the river. That is, every trip he has with me he blesses the river by dropping a dollar in it to pay homage to the Muskegon River gods in hopes of bringing good fishing. I use to… Continue Reading
Words can’t describe the quality steelhead fishing we experienced with my new Friends from Madison, WI. Two solid days of nothing but 30″+ steelhead, blistering drag screams, double hitters, & two of the biggest rainbow trout I’ve seen in a long time on the Muskegon river. Here’s Bob, Mark, and Paul with some of the… Continue Reading
Oh yeah……catching steelhead on the Muskegon river. It was an absolute pleasure to guide Ed, a professional guitarist from Hillsdale, Mi and Bert from Rodney, Mi for a day of fun slamming some cold hard steel! Here’s a “few” of them from today. post by: Jon Fortuna Continue Reading
Congrats to Jim and his two kids, Karrissa & Hunter who discovered first hand why so many people are drawn to steelhead fish the Muskegon river. I always brace my self when a client says to me….”ok, last cast of the day, lets end it with a fish in the boat.” Well the steelhead gods… Continue Reading